INDEX 
Abutilons, 1, 45 ; propagation, 45 
Air, dryness of, in schoolrooms, 3; 
fresh, important, 3 
Althea rosea, 115 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia, 164 
Ampelopsis veitchii, 163-164 
Anemone, habits and care, 1238-126; 
transplanting, 123, 125, 126; varie- 
ties, 128-126 
Anemone canadensis, 128 
Anemone quinquefolia, 124 
Anemonella thalictroides, 125 
Annual flowering plants (72-101) : 
aster, 72; bachelor’s-button, 78 ; 
balsam, 76; candytuft, 76; castor 
bean, 72, 77-78; cosmos, 72, 79; 
cypress vine, 72, 79; for cutting, 
73; four-o’clock, 72, 79-80; gail- 
lardia, 72, 80-81; gourds, 81; 
larger kinds, substitute for shrubs, 
72; marigold, 72, 83-84 ; medium- 
sized, in clumps, 72; moonflower, 
72, 82; morning-glory, 72, 81-82 ; 
nasturtium, 72, 84-85; nicotiana, 
85; pansy, 72, 85-87 ; petunia, 72, 
87-90; phlox, 91; poppy, 92-93; 
salvia, 72,93; scabiosa, 94; stock, 
94; sunflower, 72, 95; sweet alys- 
sum, 72, 96; sweet pea, 96-99 ; 
sweet William, 72; tall-growing, 
as screens, 72; verbena, 72, 99- 
100; wild cucumber, 100; zinnia, 
72, 101 
Anthracnose, 249, 283 
Aphis, 254, 263 
Apples, 181, 184-187; choice of vari- 
eties, 184; cultivation, 184; fer- 
tilization, 185; pests, 186-187; 
pruning, 185-186; spraying, 186 
Aquilegia cerula, 127 
Aquilegia canadensis, 127, 128 
Arbor vite, 181 
Ariseema triphyllum, 131 
Arsenate of lead, 179, 288, 299, 303, 
805 
Asparagus, 803-305. See Vegetable 
garden 
Asparagus beetle, 305 
Asparagus sprengeri, 31 
Aspidistras, 1, 88-385; hardiness, 1, 
33; repotting, 34; reproduction, 35 
Aster, 72, 74-75, 77; culture, 75; 
planting, 75; soil, 75 ; sowing seeds 
in boxes, 74; window boxes, 75 
Austrian pine, 181 
Azalea, 47, 147; care, 47, 147; hardy 
shrub, 147; most showy of shrubs, 
147; propagating, 47; repotting, 
47; varieties, 147 
Bachelor’s-button, 78 
Balsam, sowing seeds, 76 
Barberry. See Japanese barberry 
Basswood, 177 
Beans, 244-249. See Vegetable garden 
Beech, copper, 64; purple, 64 
Beetles, striped, 266 
Beets, 228, 249-251. See Vegetable 
garden 
Begonia, tuberous, 41-42 
Begonia rex, 40, 41 ; reproduction, 40 
Begonia rubra, 39; propagating, 40; 
repotting, 40 
Begonias, 1, 31, 39-42 
Bellis perennis, 111 
Berberis thunbergii, 148 
Bermuda lily, 18-19; care after blos- 
soming, 19 ; directions for growing, 
18-19; known as Easter lily, 18 
Biennial and perennial flowering 
plants (105-122): bleeding heart, 
105; canna, 105-107 ; Canterbury 
bell, 107; chrysanthemum, 108-109; 
coleus, 109; dahlia, 110-111; Eng- 
lish daisy, 111-112; foxglove, 113; 
gladiolus, 118-114; golden glow, 
114; hollyhock, 115-116; iris, 116; 
larkspur, 117-118; peony, 119-120; 
phlox, 118-119; pink, 120; prim- 
rose, 121; pyrethrum,122; yucca,122 
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